In Week 8 of the NFL season, I learned that...
- ..., when a Kyler Murray pass takes flight in the end zone, A.J. Green will be on stand-by, literally...
- ..., with Mike White bursting onto the scene, Zach Wilson may become the Ty Detmer of Josh Rosens.
- ...Carson Wentz is up to his old picks...
- ...Matthew Stafford must miss Detroit like Preparation H misses Uranus.
- ..., from this day forward, Aaron Rodgers shall be known as "the Dickhead Double-Check Guy."
- ...the city of Las Vegas is set to sue the Raiders for disproving their slogan of "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."
- ...the ghost of Yogi Berra is alive and well. It has to be. That is the only way to explain Mike Tomlin's nonsensical decision to fake a field goal and scramble with his kicker, when there was no back-up. To this, Berra would say, "Sometimes no option is your best option."
- ...it seems all but certain COVID protocols have been extended to officiating, for if any defender gets within 6' of an opposing quarterback, he's guilty of roughing.
- ...the Detroit Lions are like that ugly friend you go to clubs with, for any time you're next to them, you lookin' good.
...Bourbon Meyer needs another shot...
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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